Dear Respected Haiku Poets, Thank you very much for having participated in the World Haiku Series 2022. The Akita International Haiku Network launched the World Haiku Series 2022, whose theme is “Earth”, on December 24, 2022. Fortunately, the Network happily ended the Series with great success yesterday, on February 22, 2024, as expected in … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2022: Closing Words by Hidenori Hiruta
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The Results of the World Haiku Series 2019
The Results of the World Haiku Series 2019 Preface Matsuo Bashō「松尾芭蕉, 1644-1694」 arrived at Kisakata 「象潟」on the evening of August 1, 1689, when a misty rain started to fall, obscuring Mount Chōkai 「鳥海山」. During his stay he wrote haiku about Kisakata. 象潟の雨や西施がねぶの花 Kisakata in rain! Seishi is reminded by The … Continue reading The Results of the World Haiku Series 2019

